Kirjahaku

'Pure evil can come in many forms', and in the late 18th century it was in the form of magistrate Sir Daniel Haggleton. He sends Amos, an apothecary, and his young daughter Lucy to a workhouse where they are destined to stay for ever. Other inmates of the workhouse either mysteriously disappear, or die and become victims of body-snatchers. It's clear that Sir Daniel is hiding a dreadful secret.Lucy is saved from a terrible fate when she's encouraged to escape to the West Country, helped by a masked highwayman known only as Noah. But as she bonds with fellow travellers, the sinister Sir Daniel becomes besotted with capturing young Lucy...A gripping and intriguing plot, the author captures the realities of such harsh times, keeping a surprising twist right to the end when the masked man is unveiled!

Have you ever looked closely at an old framed painting, I mean really looked into it...? Well, 10-year-old Tom Ferriston and his 8-year-old brother Charlie did just that and something very bizarre happened!The Ferriston family have moved into 'Green Willow', their ancestral centuries-old home, where they find a stack of old paintings. Spookily, Tom had painted an identical picture to one of them - before they moved! Apparently 'Green Willow' was built over a time fault.

Have you ever looked closely at an old framed painting, I mean really looked into it...? Well, 10-year-old Tom Ferriston and his 8-year-old brother Charlie did just that and something very bizarre happened!The Ferriston family have moved into 'Green Willow', their ancestral centuries-old home, where they find a stack of old paintings. Spookily, Tom had painted an identical picture to one of them - before they moved! Apparently 'Green Willow' was built over a time fault.

Dark days are looming for the Ferriston family at Green Willow house. Tom and his younger brother Charlie will be battling evil forces again, entering the mystical dimensions of Glencyndal through the portals of ancient paintings At the village school, disturbing events cause disruption and havoc - children become ill with a sickness bug, the Head Teacher threatens to cancel Christmas, and an unsavoury temporary teacher and caretaker are not what they seem... At Green Willow, lumps of ceiling plaster fall down revealing paintings of swans - and real feathers inexplicably start falling down Who painted the swans? What on earth's going on?Sensing catastrophic danger, the brothers summon Geschwind, Grand Master of Magicians, in their race to outwit those evil Shape Shifters, and the most terrifying creature of all - Nhiamar the Bringer of Nightmares, the Tormentor and Destroyer... and then there's Skadmeer Who will win this final battle?

Dark days are looming for the Ferriston family at Green Willow house. Tom and his younger brother Charlie will be battling evil forces again, entering the mystical dimensions of Glencyndal through the portals of ancient paintings At the village school, disturbing events cause disruption and havoc - children become ill with a sickness bug, the Head Teacher threatens to cancel Christmas, and an unsavoury temporary teacher and caretaker are not what they seem... At Green Willow, lumps of ceiling plaster fall down revealing paintings of swans - and real feathers inexplicably start falling down Who painted the swans? What on earth's going on?Sensing catastrophic danger, the brothers summon Geschwind, Grand Master of Magicians, in their race to outwit those evil Shape Shifters, and the most terrifying creature of all - Nhiamar the Bringer of Nightmares, the Tormentor and Destroyer... and then there's Skadmeer Who will win this final battle?

"When you give something, you cannot expect it to be returned." So says Lady Matcham when she gives Sarah the beautiful blue cloak to keep her warm on her long journey from North Hampshire to Sussex. It's 1814 and rumours abound in the country. Will Napoleon attempt to invade, despite his losses at Trafalgar? Aunt Babs, who is expecting another baby, has had a serious fall and thirteen-year-old Sarah has been sent to help the family, as her cousins are either too unwilling or too young to help their mother. Uncle Tobias is the Chief Coast Guard and he and his menpatrol the inlet of Firlingham. This is the first time Sarah has seen the sea, and she begins to suspect her uncle may be in league with smugglers or, perhaps, even worse. He warns her that the chalk cliffs of Firlingham are beautiful yet dangerous, and the slightest slip could prove fatal... It is Benjamin, the young Caribbean sailor, who fought alongside Lord Nelson at Trafalgar, who helps her to deliver an important message to the Admiralty but then, at the last moment, it seems that all of their hard work will be for nothing. Will she be in time to save England?

"When you give something, you cannot expect it to be returned." So says Lady Matcham when she gives Sarah the beautiful blue cloak to keep her warm on her long journey from North Hampshire to Sussex. It's 1814 and rumours abound in the country. Will Napoleon attempt to invade, despite his losses at Trafalgar? Aunt Babs, who is expecting another baby, has had a serious fall and thirteen-year-old Sarah has been sent to help the family, as her cousins are either too unwilling or too young to help their mother. Uncle Tobias is the Chief Coast Guard and he and his menpatrol the inlet of Firlingham. This is the first time Sarah has seen the sea, and she begins to suspect her uncle may be in league with smugglers or, perhaps, even worse. He warns her that the chalk cliffs of Firlingham are beautiful yet dangerous, and the slightest slip could prove fatal... It is Benjamin, the young Caribbean sailor, who fought alongside Lord Nelson at Trafalgar, who helps her to deliver an important message to the Admiralty but then, at the last moment, it seems that all of their hard work will be for nothing. Will she be in time to save England?

All the children are excited because Mr. Hooter has invited them to bring their pets to his morning assembly. All that is, except Emma who suffers from asthma. Her mother checks that she has taken her inhaler as she brings her new pet into the hall. Eric, her Goldfish. It is not a good start to the assembly. Some animals are hibernating and cannot come, some are too big to come, some escape in the hall as they eye a potential lunch, and some are just bored by the whole thing and cannot stop yawning very loudly. Mr. Hooter begins to despair but then Eric comes to the rescue His amazing solo turn fills the hall with applause, followed by laughter when they discover the whereabouts of the missing stick insects.